We are excited to announce the 4th annual Trout Unlimitited (TU) Teen Summit, to be held at the end of June in western North Carolina. Teens from all over the country will gather to learn conservation science, work on their leadership skills, participate in a service-learning project, and fish! ... [ READ MORE... ]

Lauren McGarvey displays a large cutthroat trout collected during a summer she spent working at Yellowstone National Park. Volunteering with Trout Unlimited helped stir her passion for trout.
By Lauren McGarvey
Two summers ago I began a remarkable experience that has greatly impacted me. As a... [ READ MORE... ]

The NLC Youth Education Workgroup, in 2011, began a project to identify the common “Core Values” of the Headwaters Youth Education Initiative, which was begun by TU staff members lead by Franklin Tate.
The Youth Education Workgroup created a Core Values survey which asked NLC’s, State... [ READ MORE... ]

Just now, in the cold and gray of winter, we can imagine the bright, warm summer. For many teens, that summer will include a week at trout camp! These camps include fly fishing, casting, fly tying, and technique, as well as great conservation lessons and service projects.
For most camps, the... [ READ MORE... ]

Does anyone ever ask you what TU's Headwaters Youth Program is all about? Do you ever wish you had an easy way to share all that we do with other TU members or program partners from other organizations?
Luckily, TU has a number of great videos that show and tell all that we and our youth members... [ READ MORE... ]

We think that Andrew D's essay really speaks for itself--in telling his story, he tells the TU story.
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Camp: NJ Coldwater Conservation Camp
TU Chapter: Central Jersey
Favorite River: The South Branch of the Raritan River
Thoughts on being outside: What I enjoy most about being outside is how... [ READ MORE... ]

Welcome to the new TU Teen level of membership. TU's youth department has heard you, and we've made some changes. We know that Hatcher the Mayfly is great--but only for little kids. We understand that teenagers want to be treated more like adults. In light of this, we have now created a fully... [ READ MORE... ]

Andrew C is our runner-up this year. We really appreciated how well he wove his personal stories with the need for conservation work everywhere. In response to our standard questions, he says "I went to the Tri-State Conservation and fishing camp, in Virginia at graves mountain lodge. I am in... [ READ MORE... ]